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the solution is just don't buy Blu-ray. problem solved.
by weegee 17y ago
the solution is just don't buy Blu-ray. problem solved.
- _pius 17y agoThis is why I bought an HD-DVD player and supported HD-DVD media. Unfortunately my side lost. I'm unsure what to do at this point, as Blu-Ray now has a monopoly. Just not buying new HD movies doesn't seem like problem solved to me. :/
- snprbob86 17y agoAt E3, we announced 1080p instant watch streaming, coming soon to your Xbox 360. The compression is directly related to your internet connection.
- _pius 17y agoInteresting. So I guess, to generalize, the answer is "streaming HD."
- wmf 17y agoHD-DVD had pretty much the same DRM as Blu-ray, so that doesn't accomplish anything.
- _pius 17y agoPretty sure that's false. The enhanced DRM capability for Blu-Ray was always used as a selling point to the studios.
- wmf 17y agoYes, Blu-ray contains extra snake oil. However, the stuff mentioned in the article (managed copy, analog sunset) is present in both formats.
- snprbob86 17y agoI'm not sure about DRM, but an interesting point which is often unmentioned is the VC-1 codec. Microsoft licensed it for HD-DVD, so they threw their weight behind it. When comparisons were dinging Blu-ray for artifacts in red colors, Sony also licensed the VC-1 codec. Microsoft then made a penny or so on both formats, since both were using their codec, so they pulled their army out of the fight. This may very well have been the tipping point for Blu-ray.